5 volt mod......questions

[mark40511]

I keep seeing people talking about a 5 v mod. What is it? I'm TOTALLY ignorant when it comes to this.......I've even read where people use the 5 volt mods to clean their atty's for a dry burn but I have no clue what it is, where they get them, or how to make one......Electronically ignorant here

[glennnnnnn]

I'd love to see an answer here as my 6v is just too harsh unless the batteries have been on for a few hours

3.7 doesnt do it for me, but my passthough is wicked and that kicks out 4.8v

I dont seem to see any 2.5v batteries anywhere so I was thinking that a standard 9v stepped down to 5v would be wicked, but thats going to involve soldering and adding another level of complication to go wrong.

Glenn

[Fire N Ice]

Basically you have 3 voltages that are used for ecigs: 3.7 (stock), 5v, and 6v. The higher voltages allow the atomizer to burn hotter and therefore better vaporize the juice. This results in a better throat hit, more vapor, and more nicotine hit. I believe that 6v is attained by using 2 3v batteries in a series, and 5v is attained by using either the same setup, or 2 3.6-.7v batteries and then the current is ran through a voltage regulator to regulate it down to 5v.

A list of the most common 5v mods can be found here

[Bekinder]

I keep seeing people talking about a 5 v mod. What is it? I'm TOTALLY ignorant when it comes to this.......I've even read where people use the 5 volt mods to clean their atty's for a dry burn but I have no clue what it is, where they get them, or how to make one......Electronically ignorant here

Hi Fire N Ice gave you some examples of the 5v and the 6v. The Silver Bullet and BB could be added to that list as well as the Chuck, the GG, and the one made from Super T Manufacturing. All of these have separate batteries and much longer battery life. In other words, theres no built in battery like the 510 that needs replacement every few months. The mods do burn hotter and gives a the truer flavor of the nicjuice IMHO. Some of the mods can be used at 3.7v and they are pretty good too. These devises are made to last much longer and I think the next I will get is the Super T or one of the GG lines. These do run somewhat more expensive (not a lot)
over the others and you can have a much more efficient vaping machine and more lasting capabilities of all the others out there.

[JDSupreme]

I love my 5v Prodigy V2. Cartomizers seem to be the way to go if i'm not dripping at home. I think that the only 3.7v that will satisfy me from now on will be the Juice Box. The custom made atty is said to hit like 5 or 6v on a simple 3.7v battery that lasts a really long time. 2 more weeks and I will know for sure!!!! One of these days i'll get a 6v mod. When it does happen it will probably be a GGTS. Income tax check is coming soon so I can justify spending $200+ on a mod, they just look too nice and I love any idea that eliminates a cart, ie the AFS on the GG's.

[Drozd]

you can also get the 5V ....by using a 6V device with a High voltage atomizer that has a higher resistance to essentually drop the voltage..

Of course there are 5V passthroughs that just put out straight 5V

And then theres the new one that uses a 3.7 ish battery with a attomizer with a lower resistance so that it "simulates" vaping at 5V..

A better explaination would be to actually consider the Watts.. wattage is the battery voltage (squared) divided by the resistance of the atty (ohms)... Ideally for that "5 volt sweet spot" that alot of people talk about you're shooting for something that puts out 8-10 watts..
I know, I know...it's math...but I never knew anything about ohms law and how it relates to vaping til reading stuff here..